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14 Dec 2015

Armadale confirms processing route for Mpokoto oxides; feasibility imminent

Armadale Capital has updated metallurgical work at its 80%-owned Mpokoto project in the DRC’s Katanga Province, which has confirmed the proposed two-phase processing route to recover gold from the oxide ores initially, with a further second phase to treat the transition and fresh rock. Metallurgical testwork on two bulk samples of oxide ore has confirmed […]

05 Nov 2015

Sherborne wins!

Shareholders in British private equity firm Electra voted in favour of activist investor Edward Bramson and Sherborne’s Chairman, Ian Brindle being appointed to the board at a general meeting today. Shareholders voted 53.5 percent in favour of the resolution by Bramson’s investment vehicle Sherborne to appoint Bramson to the board. Sherborne Investors, which owns 30 per […]

27 Mar 2015

Cost-conscious Alliance Trust chief braces for onslaught

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a188bda4-ccbb-11e4-b5a5-00144feab7de.html#axzz3Vbb2O0ko Cost-conscious Alliance Trust chief braces for onslaught David Oakley, Judith Evans and Miles Johnson  

03 Mar 2015

Information not advice or a hard sell

QuotedData, explains why this research resource was set up, and how it can help investors. The objective here is to provide research that is “clear, concise and understandable”, and QuotedData offers basic information for those new to investing, as well as more advanced coverage of the sector for seasoned investors. http://www.theaic.co.uk/aic/news/commentary/information-not-advice-or-a-hard-sell?dm_i=OVU,37U6V,7IMTJG,BISUD,1  

02 Dec 2014

The alternative plays in investment trusts

Source: http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/news-and-analysis/analysis/the-alternative-plays-in-investment-trusts/2016533.article Income-seeking investors would do well to look at the alternative plays on offer in the investment companies space, such as renewable energy and asset leasing With interest rates held so low for so long, it is not surprising investors have been looking for alternative ways to generate income. That search is only set to […]

26 Nov 2014

The big new trust betting property party isn’t over

The big new trust betting property party isn’t over Source: http://citywire.co.uk/money/the-big-new-trust-betting-property-party-isnt-over/a785658?ref=james-carthew KWE, 2014’s biggest investment trust launch, is betting that Europe’s property market still has further to recover from credit crunch lows. In many ways, 2014 has been a bumper year for investment trusts, and money keeps on flooding in. Excluding Pershing Sqaure (PSH.AS) because it is […]

10 Sep 2014

Fund chiefs optimistic on UK outlook, QuotedData says

Fund chiefs optimistic on UK outlook, QuotedData says Source: http://sharecast.com/news/fund-chiefs-optimistic-on-uk-outlook-quoted-data-says/22009157.html Following is a round-up of views on the UK’s macroeconomic outlook from the chairmen and investment managers at some the UK’s leading investment companies as collated by QuotedData at the end of July: We have seen over the past year a rapid recovery of the UK […]